How To Stay Immortal

''F.u.c.k you bitch, wait until I get my hands on you!' Shouts Gaukler now Dante Elcraft, pissed at Fortuna for screwing him over once again.

-Fine if you don't want to give me a proper System to guide my road to godhood I will make my own. But first I will need some ink and a father to write with.- Dante thinks, closing the black notebook and storing it together with the Scotfield Revolver in his waistband.

Struggling to stand upright after taking a second sip from the puddle of water, he drags his body to the end of the side street, entering the main street.

-After getting my hands on some ink I probably should start looking for thalami and a way to join Worthington to rescue mother.- Dante tells himself while following the memories of the original Dante to a pawn shop.

While doing so he is confronted with the full force of the street noise. If it was an instrument that could be played, it was likely to be found on the streets of Yharnam. If it wasn't instrumented, it was often the sounds of the street vocalists, glee-singers or balladeers. Add to all this, the sound of carts on cobble-stones, the neighing of horses, the sound of steam engines and all the ordinary sounds of the streets and the city was noisy as hell.

Just when Dante is about to get deaf, he enters the pawn shop. The shop is located in a small house that is wedged in between to three story ones. With an even smaller storefront, one just might overlook for its small size. The interior of the store is all wood and metal, wood cupboard lining the walls and metal shelves making up most of the store.

Moving along the shelves Dante reaches the counter where a fat man eating a bloated sausage and potatoes. Taking a healthy bite out of the sausage the man stares at him for a while before asking. ''How may I help you? Seeing anything that you like?''

''Can I borrow some ink and a quilt from you? I can hand you some bullets in exchange for it!'' Dante says, removing three bullets from his pockets and showing them to the man.

Frowning the man takes a closer look the man says. ''How much ink will you need? These are only .44 bullets you can not expect much for them. If you had a gun shooting these I could give you...''

Before the man can finish his proposal Dante interrupts him by showing his black notebook while saying. ''Sorry to disappoint, but I will only sell these three bullets. I will only need enough ink to fill a few pages.''

Nodding the fat man takes the three bullets and hands Dante an already opened bottle of black ink and a quilt while pointing at a desk next to the counter. ''Deal. I am Ivan by the way. You can use the table over there to write.''

''Thanks. It will only take a moment.'' Answers Dante before sitting down at the table, putting his damaged later in front of himself.

Seeing the latter Ivan asks. ''Do you want to sell that to me? I can give you a good price...''

Seeing Dante get immersed in his writing Ivan forgets about the lantern and dedicates his attention to eating his meal.

Opening the empty 'Book of Creation', dipping the quilt in the black ink, Dante begins the process of creating his own System with the purpose of Ascending to Godhood.

[Character stats:

??(aka ?)

Origin: ?

Level:? (???£ to level up)

Soul Echos (£):?

Lifes:?

+ Primary Stats

- Vitality: ?

- Endurance: ?

- Inside: ?

- Strength: ?

- Skill: ?

+ Secondary Stats

- Health: ?/?

- Stamina: ?/ ?

- Mana: 0/0

- R-Hand: - (?)

- L-Hand: - (?)

+ Defencive Stats

- Physical Damage Reduction: ? %

- Magical Damage Reduction: ? %

- Evasion: ? %

- Resistence: ? %]

-That should be the basic outline. Now I better bond it to me.- Dante thinks, happy with the basic structure of the system he just created. Using the sharp metal edge on one of the shelves nearby, he cuts into the tip of his index finger. Cutting so deep, that blood begins to flow out, Dante presses the bleeding finger into the corner of the first page where he just wrote.

With sparkling eyes he sees the blood get absorbed into the page, linking him, the book and his lantern into an unholy union. Removing his finger from the page Dante is excited to see success. The place where the blood had seeped into the page now shows a detailed picture of his face and the former question marks have all changed to the letter.

[Character stats:

Dante Elcraft (aka Gaukler)

Origin: Noble Bastard

Level: 1 (673£ to level up)

Soul Echos (£): 0

Lifes: 1

+ Primary Stats

- Vitality: 2

- Endurance:1

- Inside: 5

- Strength: 1

- Skill: 4

+ Secondary Stats

- Health: 100/100

- Stamina: 25/50

- Mana: 0/0

- R-Hand: - (0.25)

- L-Hand: Scotfield Revolver (3.5)

+ Defencive Stats

- Physical Damage Reduction: 0 %

- Magical Damage Reduction: 0 %

- Evasion: 50 %

- Resistence: 0 %]

Having checked the first page contents and seeing everything filled out properly Dante turned the page to continue flashing out the system thinking. -Now let's see who has the last laugh Fortuna.-

[Equipment slots:

+Armor/Attire

- Head: -

- C.h.e.s.t: Dress shirt and West

- Arms: Dress shirt

- Legs: Trousers and Shoes

+Weapon/Ring:

- R-Hand: -

- L-Hand: Scotfield Revolver

- R-Finger 1: -

- R-Finger 2: -

- L-Finger 1: -

- L-Finger 2: -

+Items:

- Ammunition: 3×.44

- Immortal Lantern: 1×Thalami

- Creation Notebook

- Quilt: 100/1200

- Ink: 25/75]

Seeing the categories instantly filled with either '-' for empty or the items name, Dante suddenly gets distracted by the shop's doorbells ringing. Looking up from his work and to the door, he sees a man dressed in a brown sleeveless trenchcoat, brown high buttoning west, and yellow/white dress shirt.

-A student of Worthington. What is he doing here?- Thinks Dante, returning his gaze to his notebook to not attract unwanted attention. Seeing the next page still empty he simply writes 'Storage' and some basic categories to create a well-organized storage system.

Still keeping an ear on the man while writing Dante is aware that the man has walked to the counter where Ivan is just finishing his meal.

''How may I help you a student of Worthington?'' Ivan asks, faking politeness while eying the man suspiciously.

Searching in his coat pockets the student takes out a stack of papers before asking. ''The Academy is holding open entrance tests for all who are interested in joining. In the following three days the entrance test is held in the eastern docks. The Academy is even giving out scholarsh.i.p.s this year for especially gifted individuals. May I leave some flyers with you?''

''You may leave them here with me. I don't get many customers but the view that is coming surely are interested in the Academy.'' Ivan tells the students who seem eager to hand over the flyers and leave. Seeing the students retreating back Dante takes a deep relaxing breath, relaxing his tensed up muscles.

''You did the right thing...'' Says Ivan having seen his only customers reaction to the student leaving. ''... Keeping a low profile is always batter that being confronted by these noble snobs. I could tell you stories from back when I attended Worthington... Life for us common people isn't easy... only if you are a true genius you might be able to stand even with these aristocratic fools.''

Hearing Ivans words Dante gets inspired in how to get his mother freed. Standing up from his workstation he walks to the counter and takes one of the flyers the student had left behind.

''Take one or take all, I don't really care...'' Says Ivan, seeing him take a flyer while moving into his back room to wash his utensils.

Ignoring the store owners words Dante scans the flyers very basic contents.

-The Worthington Academy of Enlightenment opens it's doors for the public by handing out three scholarsh.i.p.s to those gifted in learning but in need of funding to follow the path of enlightenment.

Be considered for a scholarship one has to be gifted in eighter the art of doll making or puppet making.

Participating in the testing is free of charge and is held from 12 pm to 9 pm at the eastern docks of Yharnam.

The Academy explores the following fields of research:

•Human Mind• Human Body• Creation of flesh puppets • Creation of human dolls •Ascension •...-

Just from reading the contents Dante is reinforced in his decision to join Worthington Academy, preferably as a scholarship student.